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Filesystem

Provides secure file system access with configurable allowed directories. Supports reading, writing, listing, searching, and moving files. The official reference server for local file operations in Claude Desktop.

AuthorAnthropic
LanguageTypeScript
filesreadwritelocalreference
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Quick install (Claude Desktop)
// claude_desktop_config.json — add to "mcpServers" "filesystem": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"] }

Full installation instructions and configuration options are in the GitHub README.

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